Injury Hub

Things have been moving around on the injury front, here’s the latest as of April 7th: Invitation Wildcard – Jack Robinson Fans of Jack Robinson will be stoked to hear that the West-Australian charger has been offered a spot in the Margaret River event. If the conditions are right for … Full

There are still quite a few injury changes for the Bells event, with some major confirmations already flowing through from WSL: Sponsor Wildcard – ? Trials Wildcard – ? Jack Freestone – confirmed Jack Freestone has withdrawn from the Bells contest with an undisclosed injury. Dusty Payne has been added … Full

There are a few injury concerns going into the first event of the 2016 season, with some major confirmations already flowing through from WSL: Sponsor Wildcard – Mikey Wright Trials Wildcard – Wade Carmichael Mick Fanning – watch this space The seemingly constant footage of him finding shade in a … Full

Owen Wright (Head Injury) DOUBTFUL: 10 December, 2015 – Owen Wright has officially withdrawn from the Pipe Masters and will be replaced by Mason Ho. Details are still forthcoming in regards to his injury. 9 December, 2015 – Owen Wright sustained some form of head injury during a freesurf today near Pipeline, … Full

Billabong Pipe Masters – Injuries and Updates √ Jordy Smith (Back) QUESTIONABLE 19 November, 2015 – Jordy Smith (back) found his way back into competition at the 2015 Hawaiian Pro QS. It was encouraging to see him in the water, but that’s about as far as the encouraging news goes. Smith didn’t … Full

Stephanie Gilmore (Knee) OUT: 18 September, 2015 – Stephanie Gilmore has withdrawn from the Cascais Women’s Pro slated to begin next week. This comes as a bit of surprise as Gilmore flew to California for the last event and was just barely a late scratch. “My rehab is taking longer then I initially expected, Im returning … Full

Hold on to your breakfast, this is a bumpy road already and the Heat Draw is primed to become a mad house. Here’s the IN’s and OUT’s so far… Jordy Smith (Back) OUT: 3 October, 2015 – Smith has finally withdrawn from France. His nagging back injury will likely keep him … Full

UPDATE: Stephanie Gilmore (Knee) OUT: 8 September, 2015 – Stephanie Gilmore is a late withdrawal from the Swatch Women’s Pro. Her nagging injury has now kept her out of four straight events and released in her statement that her knee is only at about 70%. Monitor this heading into Europe and … Full

Jeremy Flores (Concussion, Facial Fractures) Closer to Probable: 11 August, 2015 – Jeremy Flores just lifted our spirits on Instagram, posting himself deep behind a Teahupo’o curtain with the caption “Let’s do it again !” We are hopeful, but know that this sort of hype can often be just that – hype and … Full